Trading evo 8 or 9 for 10?
I've thought about this long and hard (even when the IX came out) and here is my situation:
I have poured over $45k in my VIII over the course of 4 years. I worked hard to make that car as efficient as it can be. With the little mods it has, it can keep up with the best mildly modded IXs. I built this car. And it's my FIRST new car ever!
So I go to the dealer, and trade it in for $20k on another $45k car (add taxes). I am now $25k in debt yet AGAIN and I have to start all over again on the mod path which will probably add a little over $5k in mods just to get it where my VIII is now (I'm adding the weight of the X ) acceleration-wise, not to mention another 3-4 years of car payments.
Then the cycle starts over again when the XI comes out and is significantly better than the X and all the tuners start saying how "awesome" that car is.
When will it end? It doesn't. My thing is to pick a car.. pay it off and store it somewhere. After a few generations, THEN consider picking up a new car.
I have poured over $45k in my VIII over the course of 4 years. I worked hard to make that car as efficient as it can be. With the little mods it has, it can keep up with the best mildly modded IXs. I built this car. And it's my FIRST new car ever!
So I go to the dealer, and trade it in for $20k on another $45k car (add taxes). I am now $25k in debt yet AGAIN and I have to start all over again on the mod path which will probably add a little over $5k in mods just to get it where my VIII is now (I'm adding the weight of the X ) acceleration-wise, not to mention another 3-4 years of car payments.
Then the cycle starts over again when the XI comes out and is significantly better than the X and all the tuners start saying how "awesome" that car is.
When will it end? It doesn't. My thing is to pick a car.. pay it off and store it somewhere. After a few generations, THEN consider picking up a new car.
I agree with you in ways thats why I bought my evo used.I might lose 2k if I resold now.Not that bad.As far as mods......well just sell them to reclaim some money spent.Its not the money thats stopping me.Im just not in love with the x yet.Id rather have a z06
^ Thats how you are supposed to upgrade your race car....at least thats how I've been doing it (95 PGT - 98 GSX - 03 EVO - 06 EVO). I never buy new. Even at invoice price that is $5k down the toilet. If you are rich thats no big deal but some of these yahoos buy new on payments and later realize they cannot afford the car. That is a bad situation to be in.
Regardless of good/bad the Evo X is, I just can't get over the fact of how some people trade cars as if they were baseball cards. We're talking about a severely depreciating asset worth tens of thousands of dollars.
I'm 33 and this Evo is the THIRD car that I've owned, and I've been driving since 16. I actually like to buy a car, pay it off, and enjoy it for some years before getting another one. Crazy concept, huh?
I'm 33 and this Evo is the THIRD car that I've owned, and I've been driving since 16. I actually like to buy a car, pay it off, and enjoy it for some years before getting another one. Crazy concept, huh?
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Ha, oh how I love EvoM.
Obviously not trading here. I just got my IX a little over a year ago and there's so much potential that lies ahead. If the X retained the 4G, was a bit lighter, and out-performed the IX in every way I might have reconsidered; I'm always about the latest and greatest. As we all know, the X went a different direction to appeal to a wider audience. Those looking for added safety, convenience, and ease of use. For me, those aren't really improvements (save the addition of AYC), at least not ones worthy of a new purchase.
Obviously not trading here. I just got my IX a little over a year ago and there's so much potential that lies ahead. If the X retained the 4G, was a bit lighter, and out-performed the IX in every way I might have reconsidered; I'm always about the latest and greatest. As we all know, the X went a different direction to appeal to a wider audience. Those looking for added safety, convenience, and ease of use. For me, those aren't really improvements (save the addition of AYC), at least not ones worthy of a new purchase.
Regardless of good/bad the Evo X is, I just can't get over the fact of how some people trade cars as if they were baseball cards. We're talking about a severely depreciating asset worth tens of thousands of dollars.
I'm 33 and this Evo is the THIRD car that I've owned, and I've been driving since 16. I actually like to buy a car, pay it off, and enjoy it for some years before getting another one. Crazy concept, huh?
I'm 33 and this Evo is the THIRD car that I've owned, and I've been driving since 16. I actually like to buy a car, pay it off, and enjoy it for some years before getting another one. Crazy concept, huh?
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